Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Jackie Joyner-Kersee in 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | jackie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | March 3, 1962 East St. Louis, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Long jump, heptathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Tiger World Class Athletic Club West Coast Athletic Club McDonald's Track Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jacqueline "Jackie" Joyner-Kersee (born March 3, 1962) is a retired American athlete. She is one of the greatest athletes in the women's heptathlon as well as in the women's long jump. Joyner-Kersee represented the United States at four Olympic games (1984-96).[1] She won a total of three gold, one silver, and two bronze Olympic medals.[1] Joyner-Kersee was voted "the greatest female athlete of the 20th century" by Sports Illustrated magazine.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Jackie Joyner-Kersee Biography". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 September 2009. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
- ↑ "Jackie Joyner-Kersee". USA Track & Field. Retrieved 26 March 2015.